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- [rav-ij]
- /ˈræv ɪdʒ/
- /ˈræv.ɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rav-ij]
- /ˈræv ɪdʒ/
Definitions of ravage word
- verb with object ravage to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ravages: a face ravaged by grief. 1
- verb without object ravage to work havoc; do ruinous damage. 1
- noun ravage havoc; ruinous damage: the ravages of war. 1
- noun ravage devastating or destructive action. 1
- transitive verb ravage damage, devastate 1
- transitive verb ravage devastate: sb's looks 1
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Origin of ravage
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < French, Middle French, equivalent to rav(ir) to ravish + -age -age
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Parts of speech for Ravage
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ravage popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
ravage usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ravage
verb ravage
- accessed — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- accessing — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- axe — An axe is a tool used for cutting wood. It consists of a heavy metal blade which is sharp at one edge and attached by its other edge to the end of a long handle.
- bang up — When a prisoner is banged up, they are put in prison and locked in a cell.
- beaching — an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore.
noun ravage
- cave in — If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- cave-in — a collapse, as of anything hollow: the worst cave-in in the history of mining.
- cavein — a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- damage — To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
- harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
adj ravage
- crawler — A crawler is a computer program that visits websites and collects information when you do an Internet search.
- filler — an aluminum coin of Hungary, the 100th part of a forint.
- harrier — one of a breed of medium-sized hounds, used, usually in packs, in hunting.
- infest — to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do: Sharks infested the coastline.
adjective ravage
- worrier — to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
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